Orf (contagious pustular dermatitis) in farmworkers: prevalence and risk factors in three areas of England
| Autor: | T. J. Coleman, Kenton L. Morgan, D. Meadows, P. Morgan-Capner, M. Sillis, Malcolm J. Bennett, Laura E. Green, Roland L. Salmon, R. M. Chalmers, G. A. Paiba, D. Rh. Thomas, P. Softley, S. M. Kench |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Veterinary medicine
Prevalence Pustular dermatitis Disease Serology Cohort Studies Dogs Risk Factors Ecthyma Contagious Animals Humans Medicine Serologic Tests Animal Husbandry Sheep General Veterinary business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) General Medicine Sheep flock Occupational Diseases England Cohort business Blood sampling |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Record. 145:7-11 |
| ISSN: | 0042-4900 |
| Popis: | Orf is a zoonotic skin disease which is commonly self-diagnosed by those who tend sheep and goats. This paper reports the prevalence, incidence and risk factors associated with the infection in a cohort of farmworkers from three areas of England, derived from the results of self-reporting and serology. Twenty-three per cent of those employed or living on a sheep farm reported ever having had orf, and the antibody serological profiles indicated a prevalence of 4 per cent and an annual incidence of 2.8 per cen. The main risk factors associated with the infection were contact with sheep, the size of the sheep flock, and contact with dogs. |
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